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1. I realize that some people are a bit pun-shy, but when I'm tempted apologize for my obsession, I just remember what Victor Hugo said, "Le calembour est la fiente de l'esprit qui vole."
For those wondering if this quiz if for you, I offer this simple fill-in-the-blank question. If you do take this quiz, how can you know that you have pleased the Albacore Quartet? Four ________ will smile on you. (The translation of Victor Hugo's quote will be dropped into the interesting information.)
2. Ah, you're still here. Perhaps you're aware that the great Arthur Koestler said that a pun is like "two strings of thought tied with an acoustic knot." And now you apparently want to hear more.
I'll keep it reasonably easy for a while longer. When is the time ripe for a tuna pun quiz?. The tuna the ____________.
3. Perhaps those of you who are still hanging in there on this quiz would agree with Edgar Allen Poe who quipped, "Of puns it has been said that those who most dislike them are those who are least able to utter them."
"An Albacore expert has decided to vacation in North Africa. His destination, of course, is ___________.
4. I suspect that many of you will find Oliver Wendell Holmes' perspective on puns sexist. He said, "There is no such thing as a female punster."
How is an Italian who can't sing, like a person too weak to lift an albacore? The answer of course is that neither can _________ ___ __________.
5. Those of you still taking this quiz just might agree with Ambrose Bierce who defined "pun" as follows: "Pun: A form of wit, to which wise men stoop and fools aspire."
A tuna joins the United States National Guard. Of course, it is a forgone conclusion that she be placed in a certain unit, namely ______________ __.
6. Do you suppose there are people who feel that punning should be a crime? Englishman Samuel Johnson claimed that, "If I were punished for every pun I shed, there would not be left a puny shed of my punnish head."
A fishery worker has secretly conducted experiments to find out what would happen if baby albacore were fed a diet of word plays. He discovered that they became _________ __________.
7. A good pun just can't wait. According to Thomas Sheridan, "The punster may interrupt any conversation, at any time."
A noted ichthyologist has observed that tuna that prefer soft music live in Tuna Town since they're always shouting, "Tuna down the music." This being the case, where did the ichthyologist find that tuna inclined to firmly cling to things, lived?
8. "A good pun is its own reword." - Arthur Unknown
Country Joe Mac Donald has hired a noted guitar expert to see if she can eliminate the discordant sounds emanating from his revived 1960s San Francisco rock group. Although the problem seemed to be complex, it turned out that all she needed to do was _______ __ ________.
9. An entrepreneur discovers that she can brew tea from tuna. It tastes terrible. Nonetheless, she is selling it door to door. However, because it has such an appalling flavor she makes it a rule never to go to the same residence twice. You see, a ________ __________ _______ only knocks once.
10. "He would pun thee into shivers with his fist, as a sailor breaks a biscuit." - Thersites, the fool from Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida"
Ann N. Tuna, well known for her ability to imitate virtually any literary style, has decided to "borrow" from the Bard of Avon. Ann's tale is set in fair Messina where Hero, the daughter of Duke Leotunato, stands wrongly accused. Hero's cousin Beatrice staunchly defends her honor against all comers including the over proud Benedict who ultimately becomes romantically involved with Beatrice. The title, of course, is "____________ ___ About Nothing".
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